Leafy vegetables could help cut the risk of Type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

Eating greens every day such as broccoli, kale, spinach, sprouts and cabbage can reduce your risk of developing the condition by 14 per cent.

The vegetables are rich in antioxidants and magnesium, which has been linked to lower levels of diabetes.

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As I write this, I am standing up. In fact, I’ve been answering emails, making phone calls and tapping away at a computer for an hour without sitting. I drank my morning coffee pacing the room.

I own a comfy office chair, but all this standing around – I’ve been doing it on and off for a week – should do me a power of good. Am I losing my marbles? Not according to the latest research. Sitting is seriously bad for you.

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A new study suggests properties in berries remove toxins that can interfere with function. But they’re not the only brain-smart foods.

Scan any list of so-called superfoods and you’ll find berries at the top. They’re low in calories, fat free and a good source of fibre and vitamins.

But their superfood status is credited to their outstanding polyphenol content, natural compounds linked with anti-aging, anti-cancer and heart health benefits.

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It has long being credited as the way to a serene mind. But scientists have now discovered that meditation physically enhances the brain.

Even a brief course of meditation strengthens connections between the regions of the brain that regulate our emotional responses, they found.

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He was a serial womaniser, whose battle with drink and drugs almost cost him his career.

But Robbie Williams has now thanked his new wife for ‘making him a better person’ and helping him turn his life around.

The 36-year-old singer tied the knot with U.S. actress Ayda Field in California on Saturday.

The star has also revealed details of the ceremony at their £12million Beverly Hills home, which saw him take to the stage to sing a version of his own hit song, Angels, in front of a handful of gathered guests.

Speaking in Hello! magazine, Williams said: ‘Ayda looked the most beautiful girl in the world. The setting was so magical and to be surrounded by family and close friends and then see Ayda appear looking so radiant was almost too much for me to take. I’m the happiest man alive.

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A shortage of vitamin D can increase a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life, new research suggests.

One 30-year study of 3,000 people revealed a three-fold higher risk of developing Parkinson’s in those with low blood levels of vitamin D.

A separate investigation found that low vitamin D intake was associated with a 60 per cent greater chance of suffering seriously impaired mental faculties later in life.

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Computers can make you fat – and not just from lack of exercise.

Research shows that staring at a computer screen makes us work up an appetite for sweet treats like chocolate cake and biscuits.

It is thought that the mental stress of computer work triggers changes in blood sugar and hormone levels that trick the brain into thinking it has worked off lots of calories that need replaced.

Computer games and TV watching have the same effect, the International Congress on Obesity in Stockholm heard.

Researcher Jean-Philippe Chaput suggests that office workers who want to keep trim should take regular screen breaks – and even consider typing while standing up.

Dr Chaput, of the University of Copenhagen, started to research the subject after noticing how is supervisor regularly snacked on chocolate biscuits when doing computer work.

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Lindsay Lohan swapped her designer duds and barely there bikinis for a regular, prison regulation orange jumpsuit yesterday when she checked into Lynwood Correctional Institute for women.

But the troubled starlet gave us one last glimpse of the scantily clad body we’ll have to do without in a sexy photo shoot for Complex magazine.

Lohan posed for famed photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani (who claimed she enjoyed a lesbian relationship with the starlet) back in May.

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Wrapped in nothing more than a towel, and gazing through messy hair, Jennifer Aniston pulls her very best seductress expression.

Following on from her ’showmance’ with The Bounty Hunter co-star Gerard Butler, it seems the actress is hoping her attractive figure will once again encourage her fans to spend their money.

But this time it isn’t a romantic comedy she’s promoting. Like pop star Kylie before her, the actress has branched out and launched her very own perfume – Lolavie.

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Also: taking the toys out of kiddie fast food; providing free childcare for women with breast cancer.

When you’re feeling blue, do you have an urge for a bite of chocolate? Well, you’re certainly not alone.

New research, published this week, reveals that people suffering from depressive symptoms tend to eat more chocolate than those in a happier frame of mind.

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